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County:

Marathon County

State:

Wisconsin

FIPS Code:

55073

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

375,781

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

2.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

12

Mean July Temp:

69

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

97,457

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

111,270

14.2%

5.3%

8.9%

1990:

115,400

3.7%

-4.3%

8.0%

2000:

125,834

9.0%

2.7%

6.4%

2005:

128,941

2.5%

0.2%

2.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

117,517

93.4%

0-to-19:

37,241

29.6%

Black:

337

0.3%

20-to-39:

33,595

26.7%

Hispanic:

979

0.8%

40-to-59:

33,893

26.9%

American Indian:

412

0.3%

60-plus:

21,105

16.8%

Other:

6,589

5.2%

Median Age:

36.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

81.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.3%

Median Family Income:

$52,632

Families Below Poverty Line:

4.3%

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